Visuals

We have a to chat to Dutch illustrator Ellis D about her enviable practice across both the UK and the Netherlands – the 45 minute flight between the two, easier and probably cheaper than taking a flight from Melbourne to Brisbane.

We caught up with the New York based writer and artist Mark Chu just as he put the finishing touches on his recent show OPUS at Abbotsford’s MARFA Gallery to get the scoop on his work, his past as a 15 year old pianist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the future in his multi-faceted career.

Melbourne based artist, Ajay Jennings explores the topic of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome through image-making, opening a conversation about the often misunderstood chronic illness through his visual and written body of work titled Monkey Back.

Born and raised in Melbourne photographer Wilhelm Philipp, who’s currently at just 20 years of age, already boasts an extensive client list and the distinct, fluid visual style to match. We had a talk about how he’s gotten there and what’s next.

As seen in our very first print edition – along with extra bits we couldn’t squeeze into 40-something pages – we sat down for a conversation with Australian-born cinematographer and filmmaker, now based in Oslo…

In Melbourne there are nail salons, gigs, people filming them on their phones and hip guys with some okay mullets. Olivia Grbac knows all about them and draws them too. She has a chat with us about all of the above.